Big hearts First Aid is a Canadian Red Cross Instructor Development Centre (IDC). The Red Cross Instructor Course empowers candidates to effectively teach Red Cross First Aid/CPR courses. The course presents educational learning theory and teaching principles to help the participant understand the basics of instruction. Please take a look at the Red Cross Instructor_Pathway process that must be completed to achieve the Red Cross Instructor certificate.

Course Details

Pre-requisites:

You must take the Standard First Aid/CPR Level C, through an approved Red Cross provider, before registering into the Instructor Course.
You must be 18 years of age
Your Standard First Aid certificate must be current within 1 year of the Skills Development Session. If your certificate is not current you must take the Standard First Aid/CPR Level C recertification course.

Process:

STEP 1

Pre-requisites and Skill Evaluation Session (7 – 8 Hours)

STEP 2 & 3

Online and In-class Sessions (34 Hours or 4 days)

STEP4

The Teaching Experience is scheduled once the online and in-class steps are successfully completed. You will meet twice with the Teaching Experience. Supervisor to discuss lesson plans and other details.

STEP 5

Certification

Please note: Big Hearts First Aid reserves the right to reschedule this course if enrollment is less than 4 participants

Cost:

$800.00 + GST

Schedule

Oct 20 – 2:30pm – 4:30pm – Skills Evaluation
Oct 21/22 – 9:00am – 5:00pm – Fundamentals of Instruction
Oct 23/24 – 9:00am – 5:00pm – Discipline Specific Classroom

Canadian Red Cross Instructor Course, YEG Oct 2025

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